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JS physics

  • 24-09-2008 7:53pm
    #1
    TX123
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    Hi,
    im starting js physics this year. just wanted to know if anyone had any info on what the year is like e.g with the labs and presentations/seminars. is it a tough year. any info would be much appreciated.


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  • #2
    Iodine87
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    Well I'm a tp not a Physics student but I know that the ep's had labs all day Friday last year (6hours, I think) but there is a break in the middle for a seminar at 12ish. JS students have to go to this and are recommended to go in SS too. Its a school of physics seminar so alot of the lecturers go too. You have to write up an abstract on the seminar for the next communications class (~200words). Do these, its easy marks.

    Speaking of the communications class, its run by Cormac McGuiness. There are lectures on careers stuff and you have to prepare a 10min presentation on a physics topic of your choice, you do it with a partner and its no bother at all. My advice with the presentation topics is go for something off the wall and don't sign up to go first (there are three groups every week). They are peer reviewed and lecture reviewed and once people get into the swing of things they are nicer about giving out more marks.

    As I said I'm a tp not ep so I am not sure about all the courses you guys do, its def more than you are used to in Physics because you are now speciallising. I've heard from a few people that is a heavy work load (especially Quantum). Oh and my advice for the exams is look at the past papers, very few lecturers don't have patterns to their questions.


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